Trunk



D- E. ROSE AND H. E. HOSSFELD.

TRUNK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11% 1919.

1,413,062. v Patented Apr. 18, 1922,

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27/012 'ATTOMEYS- the county of Shawnee,

UNITED STATES PATENT caries.

TRUNK.

Application filed March 13 1 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DAVID E; ROSE and HARRY E. Hossrnnn, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Topeka, in State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trunks of the character knownas wardrobe trunks and has for its prime object the provision of a trunkcomprising a tray for holding wearing apparel or other articles which,with the trunk standing on end and open, may be swung into horizontalposition and thus retained for convenience in. packing or sectlons, atray fitting within said sections,

unpacking.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent upon consideration ofthe following portions of the specification and the appended claims.

A perspective of the trunk, positioned on end and opened, is shown inthe annexed drawing, the tray above mentioned being disposedhorizontally and supported by a latch.

The body of the trunk is formed in'two (2) sections A-B which arehingedly con nected along line C and provided with conventionalinterlocking members D-E. Section A is provided with a hinged lid Fwhich fits over both of said sections when the latter are broughttogether and thus forms one end of the trunlqsaid lid having a hasp Gprovided with spring pressed bolts H which engage a conventional fixture(not shown) carried by the hinged portion J of section B so that thetrunk may be locked when said sections are brought together Section B isspanned by a metal brace K which is engaged by the hooked extremity ofweighted latch L pivotally aflixed at M to one side of tray N when thelatter is brought into horiby simply lowering hinged zontal positionelement J to which said tray is riveted or otherwise fastened. Ifpreferred, tray N may be pivotally suspended between those portions ofthe side walls of section B denoted by J and in such event element J isnot fastened to said tray, but serves simply to admit of the latterbeing raised from a vertical to a horizontal position.

An additional lock of conventional type, comprising elements 0 and P,may be employed to retain the sections together when the trunk isclosed, but it is obvious that locks of special construction may be usedfor the same purpose without affecting the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

, 1919. Serial No. 282,470.

above described invention and it will be understood that the interior ofsection A may,

in practice, be fitted with garment hangers or other conventionalequipment of so-called wardrobe trunks.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. A trunk comprising hingedlyconnected sections, a tray fitting within said sections, and a hingedpanel forming a part of the side walls and floor of one of said sectionssecured to said tray, whereby thelatter may be raised from a vertical.to a horizontal position when the trunk is stood upon end.

2. A trunk comprising hingedly connected a hinged panel forming a partof the side walls and floor of one of said sect-ions secured to saidtray, whereby the latter may be raised from a vertical to a horizontalposition when the trunk is stood upon end, and means for retaining saidtray in horizontal position.

3. A trunk comprising hingedly connected sections, a tray fitting withinsaid. sections. a latch secured to said tray, a hinged panel forming apart of the side walls and floor of one of said sections secured to saidtray. whereby the latter is stood-upon end, and a member adapted toengage said latch for the support of said tray in horizontal position.

4:. A trunk comprisinghingedly connected sections. a lid carried by oneof said sections adapted to engage the other thereof. and a hinged panelforming a part of the side walls and floor of one of said sectionsadapted to swing outwardly when the trunk is stood upon end may beraised from a vertical to a horizontal position when the trunkand'opened, said panel being disposed immediately adjacent to said lidwhen the trunk is closed.

5. A; trunk comprising hingedly sections, a lid carried by one of saidsections adapted to engage the other thereof, and a hinged panel forminga part of the floor of one of said sections adapted to swing outwardlywhen. the trunk is stood upon end and opened, said panel being disposedimmediately adjacent to said lid when the trunk is closed.

DAVID E. ROSE. HARRY E. HOSSFELD.

WVitnesses:

IRVINE MATTINGER,

V. P. I-IILn'HoUsE.

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